A12/0330/168 March 2016

Teeth whitening strips

Crest · 3D White Whitestrips - 1 hr EXPRESS

Country of origin: United States
Notifying country: The Netherlands
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: Yes

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Requirements breached

The product contains hydrogen peroxide as a bleaching substance (measured concentration 6% by weight). Hydrogen peroxide at high concentrations causes skin irritation and is harmful if swallowed. The product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 22 February 2016

Product

Description: Teeth whitening strips in blue aluminium packaging; 2 strips in each packaging. Unregistered import by third-party distributor. The manufacturer did not produce it for direct distribution to consumers in the EU
Brand: Crest
Model / type: 0101009030705
Batch: (L)4346V435

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/0330/16 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2016-011
Published: 8 March 2016
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1352/15 has been withdrawn from Report 44-2015 at the request of the notifying authority as the product was a sample not intended for sale. Notification A12/0258/16 from Report 09-2016 has been updated at the request of the notifying authority in order to include two additional model numbers.